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In their own words: Women and austerity in Greater Manchester

Anna Sanders By Anna Sanders Filed Under: All posts Posted: February 20, 2020

In the eight years between 2010 and 2018, local authorities in England saw a reduction in Government funding of just less than 50%, with Manchester the tenth most affected council in the country. In this blog, Anna Sanders looks at how austerity policies have affected women in the Greater Manchester region, with a focus on transport […]

Tagged With: #OnGender, austerity, caring responsibilities & childcare, caring responsibilities & children, childcare, gender equality, gender inequalities, Greater Manchester, inequalities, infrastructure, local government, public transport, transport

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Why childcare matters

By Brenda Gannon Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: June 4, 2015

Increased provision of free childcare will not only help to lift the UK’s productivity, it will also raise household incomes – potentially improving health outcomes for children, explains Dr Brenda Gannon. Currently, all children aged three or four are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks. In last week’s Queen’s […]

Tagged With: childcare, Children and Young People's Health benchmarking tool, health, Health Survey for England, Healthy Lives - Healthy People, inequality, Marmot Review, productivity, Queens Speech

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Tackling the ‘childcare crunch’

Colette FaganHelen Norman By Colette Fagan and Helen Norman Filed Under: British Politics, Featured Posted: March 24, 2014

Many women leave the labour market or cut their working hours after having children because childcare facilities are either unavailable, too expensive or simply inadequate, say Professor Colette Fagan and Dr Helen Norman. Read Dr Norman’s full policy briefing ‘UK Childcare in the European Context’ Childcare is now at the forefront of the political debate. […]

Tagged With: childcare, employment, family policy, gender inequalities, IPPR, Labour, Lucy Powell

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